“The story of witchcraft is primarily the story of women … Especially in its Western incarnation, witchcraft confronts us with ideas about women, with fears about women, with the place of women in society, and with women themselves. It confronts us too with systematic violence against women.”

“Pins, needles, rosemary, wine;In this witch’s bottle of mine.Guard against harm and enmity;This is my will, so mote it be!”

Coven, Vale of Cashmere, Brooklyn 2019

Martha Corey, 2019

A yellow bird was said to have suckled betwixt accused witch Martha Corey’s fingers as a symbol of her collusion with the devil.

Festival of Witches, Sleepy Hollow, 2019

Elizabeth, Witch, NY 2019

Halloween Night, Salem, MA 2019

Speculation on the origin of the black hat, 2019

“The story of witchcraft is primarily the story of women … Especially in its Western incarnation, witchcraft confronts us with ideas about women, with fears about women, with the place of women in society, and with women themselves. It confronts us too with systematic violence against women.”